By jacobtothe on Skatehive
This is a late follow-up to my posts about making a shamrock necklace for my sister's birthday and making a mushroom bracelet to use up some odds and ends from my supplies. I realized only after I posted that second one that I didn't actually discuss how to make them. What good is a D.I.Y. post without telling you how you can do it yourself? When I started making necklaces, my projects tended to follow a very basic theme because I had very basic tools. Many beginner jewelry kits have them: round nose pliers, smooth jaw needle-nose pliers (serrations mar your work), and small wire cutters allow all the basic wire work for this project. Supplies required: Wire or eye pins Necklace chain Clasp Jump rings Beads A pendant You can make your own jump rings and eye pins from wire if you don't have those findings on hand. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c9retgS6n7E The trick to forming the tidiest loop in wire is to wrap your eye in one direction, then bend the tail sharply in the opposite direc